April Mokwa

By April Mokwalong Read Explore the full 2023 list of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies, 540 organizations that are reshaping industries and culture. We’ve selected the firms making the biggest impact across 54 categories, including artificial intelligence, augmented and virtual reality, gaming, and more. Never underestimate the power of an American brand.

By April Mokwa and David Lidsky long Read Defining American innovation is not easy. After all, we readily admit that there are companies based in North America all throughout Most Innovative Companies. And yet, there is something undeniably American about finding novel use for waste products. There’s something irresistibly American about building a better mousetrap—and then doing it again and again. It is quintessentially American to bring more democracy to your corner of the business world.